Long-Term Trends in Public Finances in the G-7 Economies

Business & Finance, Economics, Money & Monetary Policy, Macroeconomics
Cover of the book Long-Term Trends in Public Finances in the G-7 Economies by Andrea Ms. Schaechter, Carlo Mr. Cottarelli, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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Author: Andrea Ms. Schaechter, Carlo Mr. Cottarelli ISBN: 9781455272860
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Publication: September 1, 2010
Imprint: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Language: English
Author: Andrea Ms. Schaechter, Carlo Mr. Cottarelli
ISBN: 9781455272860
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication: September 1, 2010
Imprint: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Language: English

Today’s record public debt levels in most advanced economies are not only a direct fall-out from the global crisis. Public debt had ratcheted up over many decades before, when it had been used, in most of the G-7 countries, as the ultimate shock absorber—rising in bad times but not declining much in good times. Alongside, primary spending increased, particularly during 1965–85, reflecting predominantly a surge in health care and pension spending. Looking ahead, advanced economies will face the formidable challenge of reducing debt ratios at a time when ageing-related spending, in particular often underestimated pressures from health care systems, will put additional pressure on public finances. Addressing these fiscal challenges will require growth-friendly structural reforms, a fiscal strategy involving gradual but steady fiscal adjustment, stronger fiscal institutions, expenditure and revenue reforms, and an appropriate degree of burden sharing across all stakeholders.

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Today’s record public debt levels in most advanced economies are not only a direct fall-out from the global crisis. Public debt had ratcheted up over many decades before, when it had been used, in most of the G-7 countries, as the ultimate shock absorber—rising in bad times but not declining much in good times. Alongside, primary spending increased, particularly during 1965–85, reflecting predominantly a surge in health care and pension spending. Looking ahead, advanced economies will face the formidable challenge of reducing debt ratios at a time when ageing-related spending, in particular often underestimated pressures from health care systems, will put additional pressure on public finances. Addressing these fiscal challenges will require growth-friendly structural reforms, a fiscal strategy involving gradual but steady fiscal adjustment, stronger fiscal institutions, expenditure and revenue reforms, and an appropriate degree of burden sharing across all stakeholders.

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